Heads of The Third Section
- Count Alexander Khristoforovich Benkendorf (1826–1844)
- Count Alexey Fyodorovich Orlov (1844–1856)
- Prince Vasily Andreyevich Dolgorukov (1856–1866)
- Count Pyotr Andreyevich Shuvalov (1866–1874)
- Alexander Lvovich Potapov (1874–1876)
- Nikolay Vladimirovich Mezentsev (1876–1878)
- Alexander Romanovich Drenteln (1878–1880)
- Major-General Cherevin (1880)
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